Minneapolis sits on both banks of the upper Mississippi at Saint Anthony Falls, the river’s only natural waterfall, and the city has thirteen lakes inside its limits, which is where the City of Lakes name comes from. Saint Paul, the state capital, is next door. The airport is at the southern edge of the city.…
Anchorage sits on a coastal lowland between two tidal inlets, with the Chugach Mountains as its eastern edge and Chugach State Park starting at the city limits. The Tony Knowles Coastal Trail runs along Cook Inlet from downtown, and at 61 degrees north the summer days barely end. The airport is a short drive from…
Lihue is the county seat of Kauai and the island’s main airport town, on the southeast coast above Nawiliwili Bay, the island’s port. The airport is on the east side of town, so you’re on the island’s roads within minutes of landing. The airport’s route map doesn’t list a nonstop between Indianapolis and Lihue, and…
Nassau is on New Providence, with Bay Street running the length of the island through downtown and the cruise ships docking at Prince George Wharf. Atlantis sits on Paradise Island just across the harbor, and Cable Beach is the hotel strip to the west, where Baha Mar opened in 2017. The airport is on the…
Washington is built around the National Mall, with the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, the Jefferson Memorial and the Smithsonian museums along it. Reagan National is the airport to aim for: five miles from the city in Arlington, with a Metro station on the Yellow and Blue lines next to the terminal. Dulles is about…
San Diego’s airport is three miles from downtown, which is rare for a city this size. Balboa Park and the zoo, the Gaslamp Quarter, La Jolla and Coronado are the first-visit list, the weather is warm and dry most of the year, and Tijuana is right across the border. The airport’s route map lists a…
